Body of executed man found, 3 killed in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Monday, 11 September 2006, 20:53 GMT]A bullet-ridden body of young man with face mutilated beyond recognition was found at Theater Lane in Inuvil in Jaffna, Monday morning. The youth is believed to have been abducted from his home by unidentified men in white van, with out carrying registration number, Sunday evening, neighbours said.

The victim is beleived to be around 30 yeras. He was wearing black coloured jeans. The victim had been severely beaten before he was shot dead, sources said.

The body was taken to the Jaffna Teaching hospital Morgue and kept for identification.

Mrs. Sarojini Ilangovan, the District Judge for Mallaham told that that the youth might be one of the disappeared in the Peninsula in recently.

Separately, Mylvaganam Sasitharan, 24, of Thunnalai South was shot dead by unidentified men at Mareesan junction on Jaffna-Point Pedro Road near Nelliday in Vadamaradchy, around 9:30 a.m, Monday.

In another incident at the same location Kiddinar Uthayakumar, 24, was shot and serioulsy injured.

Both incidents occured near a Sri Lanka Army camp and two unidentified persons on a motorcycle were responsible for these incidents,sources said.

Meanwhile, aSivasingam Sasiharan, 24, traveling in a bicycle from home was shot dead by unidentified gunmen near Manthuvil tempel in Thenmarachchi area, at 6.30 p.m., Sunday.